Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
a livello di integrazione/sistema
English translation:
at the integration/system level
Added to glossary by
Joseph Tein
Dec 18, 2011 19:51
12 yrs ago
Italian term
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English
a livello di integrazione/sistema
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Software
software development
This is from a description of the design and testing of a software product used in medical diagnosis and treatment. The whole sentence says:
Le verifiche di progettazione del Sw sono eseguite mediante test del Sw eseguiti, prima di ogni rilascio, sia a livello di modulo che a livello di integrazione/sistema.
I don't understand the term "a livello di integrazione/sistema" here, because I'm not familiar with the field of software development.
If I just translate word-for-word, I would say "at the integration/system level" ... but I don't know if this is correct usage in the field for this context.
Please let me know if my version would work, or let me know what is the correct, standard way to say this.
Thanks for your help!
Le verifiche di progettazione del Sw sono eseguite mediante test del Sw eseguiti, prima di ogni rilascio, sia a livello di modulo che a livello di integrazione/sistema.
I don't understand the term "a livello di integrazione/sistema" here, because I'm not familiar with the field of software development.
If I just translate word-for-word, I would say "at the integration/system level" ... but I don't know if this is correct usage in the field for this context.
Please let me know if my version would work, or let me know what is the correct, standard way to say this.
Thanks for your help!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | system and integration level testing |
Glinda
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| 4 +2 | at the system(s) level |
Cameron Fordyce
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| 3 | on the integrated system |
Marco Solinas
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| 3 | system level validation |
Paolo Trotta
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
Selected
system and integration level testing
*Nome e Cognome* is an IT Specialist working with Xxx Software Group Lab Services specializing in the Xxx Content Management arena. Mr. *Cognome* comes from the Silicon Valley Lab with over five years of experience in Content Manager system and integration level testing.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/tivolistorag...
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Note added at 14 min (2011-12-18 20:05:38 GMT)
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All system and integration level testing was performed by the FCT, and development management shared with the Data Systems division.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q="system and integra...
O anche "system- and integration-level"
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q="system and integra...
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/tivolistorag...
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Note added at 14 min (2011-12-18 20:05:38 GMT)
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All system and integration level testing was performed by the FCT, and development management shared with the Data Systems division.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q="system and integra...
O anche "system- and integration-level"
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q="system and integra...
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ciao Glinda. Thank you for your suggestion. I decided to use my own suggestion (above) based on the advice of a friend with a degree in software engineering; however, I think that your answers comes closest of all the answers that were suggested here. See the explanation in the Discussion above."
2 mins
Marco Solinas
Native in Italian
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English
Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
on the integrated system
I think this is what they relly mean
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4 mins
at the system(s) level
Basically, they are testing the software modules, i.e. the individual components which make up the software, and then testing the entire system all together.
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-12-18 19:57:52 GMT)
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I agree with Marco about the intention, that is, the testing is done on the integrated system, i.e. all the components working together, but I would leave out "integrated" here, I think.
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-12-18 19:57:52 GMT)
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I agree with Marco about the intention, that is, the testing is done on the integrated system, i.e. all the components working together, but I would leave out "integrated" here, I think.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dareth Pray
6 mins
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| agree |
Michael Brennen
: I would combine the two phrases as "at the module and system integration levels". FWIW I wrote software for 20 years.
40 mins
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12 hrs
Paolo Trotta
Native in Italian
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Spanish to Italian
system level validation
It is an expression used in sofware product validation process: block level validation vs system level validation
Discussion
A higher level of testing is integration testing or system testing. Integration testing tests that the system as a whole works properly, with each module performing its function. Theoretically, if the specifications for each module are correct and the module performs as per its specifications, then the modules should all work together properly. But this is something that must be tested.
The author wrote "integrazione/sistema", which I think means "integration/system". Integration means working together, and could apply to confirming the operation of many modules which, as a whole, make up a higher level function, but which might or might not make up the *entire* system. So "integration" refers to the operation of any group of modules working together (whether that group makes up the entire system, or just part of it); and "system" refers to the exact same idea, but for the *entire* "system" (however that happens to be defined for a project).